Pressing machine for garments and the like



june 7, E927.

E. J. SCHREMP PREssING MACHINE FOR GARMENTS AND THE LIKE Filed June 4. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l Ng v INVENTOR www June 7, 1927.

E. J. SCHREMP PRESSING MACHINE FOR GARMENT AND THE LIKE Filed June 4, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 VENTOR l ATTORNEY Patented `lune 7, 1927.

UNITED STATES 1,631,770 PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD J'. SCHBEMP, OF-ROCHFSTEB, NEW YORK.

DRESSING MACHINE FOR GARMENTS AND THE LIKE.

This invention relates to improvements in' machines lfor the ironin or pressing of garments and fabrics, o the power-press type, and has for its purpose to produce a machine of this type which will operate lin an improved manner particularly with reference to` the delivery of the goods into position to be operated upon whereby the feeding of the machine is materially facilitated' with ay resulting desirable increase in output.

Important features of the present inven-l tion, which contribute to the rapidity 'and ease of operation, consist of an im roved arrangement employing double sli ing trays operatively connected and supportedtoe moved alternately into -vand out of pressingl position and further in the provision of means actuated by the movement of the trays into pressing position and operating automatically to control the operating force for the pressing head whereby the latter will be depressed to perform the pressing operation. My improved construction accordingly provides the desirable arrangement whereby the movement of the respective work supporting trays into position. for pressing will automatically operate to control the pressing mechanism without requiring other and special manipulation to effect the lowering of ,P

the pressing head. The operation of the machine is accordingly materially simplified and the capacity of the machine correspondingly increased. To allow of the operation inthe manner as described, the operatingconnections arranged to be actuated bythe trays, are of a construction and arrangement to permit of the independent manipulation of the power controlling means whereby the ressurc control may be released or reversed y manual or other operation when the pressing of the garments is completed.

The described and other features and advantages of my resent improvements will be more fully un erstood by reference to the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters are applied to the corresponding parts in the several views.

Referring to the drawings: i Fig. 1 is a view of a pressing machine embodying the features of my invention and shown 1n side elevation.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof with the prcssinghead omitted.

Fig. 3 is a view in front elevation showing the improved arrangement of the delivery trays and supporting tracks therefor.

sure arm 5 suitably journal externally positionedl han le 25 Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the trac supportin bracket. In te approved. construction as herein illustrated, the improved features of my invention are illustrated incorporated or associated with a power type of pressing machine employing steam as the operating force for thepressing head. The 'pressing machine, as shown, comprises a suitable supporting standard 1 having mounted thereon the usual vrigid or stationary support 2 for the stationary buck or pressing member 3. For coo erating with the fixed pressing-member or uck there is provided va movable pressing head 4 mounted upona supporting presed upon the standard at 6 and provided with a depending operating arm or extension 7 formed integrally with the arm 5. The pressure arm 5 is operatedby a steamy cylinder 8 provided with an operating piston 9 and piston rod 10 pivotally connected at 11 to the pressure lever 7. The piston rod 10 is shown as provided with an articulated member portion 12 to compensate for the 'arc of movement of the pivotal connection 11. As will be readily understood by admitting steam within the cylinder 8 to oneside or the other of the iston it will accomplish the movement of thelatter for depressing the pressure head upon the buck or stationary pressing member 3 or will move the pressing head into the elevated or open position, as shown in Fig.

1. The steam is admitted within the cylinder 4for this purpose through the intakes 14-15 from a vsuitable supply pipe under the control of a two-way control valve 1 6 having an operating lever 17. For manually actuating the control valve 16 suitable operating connections are provided which, as shown, consist of a vertical lever arm 20. pivotally supported at 21 and pivotally connected by a link 22 to the valve arm 17 and an operating link 23 ivotally connected. to the upper end of the ever 2O and ex anded forwardl witha sliding bearin .in t e supporting bracket. 24 an rovifIe ,for manual operation.

In accordance with the presentinvention a double sliding tray structure is provided for the purpose of receiving garments or articles to be pressedy and for moving them into position super-Imposed above t e lstationary pressing board or'buck 3 in the de sirable arrangement whereby the delivery d with an trays are supported and connected to be y moved reversely so as to be alternately in pressing position'and in an outer os1tion for the removal of .the finished artlcle and p for receiving thereon another garment to be pressed. This arrangement is particularly advantageous in that it allows the operations of taking off the finished article and positioning of a new article upon one tray being performed during the period of pressing as related to the other of the trays.V

, The respective trays are indicated at 3f) and 31 and are each composed of rectangular frames 32 to which `is attached a panel 33 of canvas or other suitable flexible material adapted for receiving the garments and to flexibly vsupport them between the pressing The other and uppermost tray 31 is simil `larly lprovided with four supporting rollers 36 journalled upon suitable lateral extending axles 37 therollers being grooved and fitted to ri movable tracks 38. The tracks 38 are pivotally supported at their forward ends upon i the brackets 24 and at their rearward end portions are supported upon-the compression springs 40-40 operating normally to elevate the tracks. The respective trays are connected to be moved in unison by means of oppositely ypositioned and similarly yar ranged cables 41-42 connected to the `respect-ive trays and passed over forward and rearward pulleys 43 and 44 journalled upon suitable bearings mounted upon the, frame members ard 1. The described arrangement provides that the trays shall be movable reversely in unison, the tray which is the lower tray, being movable upon the fixed tracks which .are positioned at the proper height to be movable'over the buck 3 of the pressing machine in close proximity and operating relation thereto. The upper tray 31 is movable in a ath above that of the tray 30 whereb 'the atter passes thereunder and when t e upper tray 31 is in pressing ositionfabove the -buck 3, upon lowering o the pressing head 4 the upper tray 31 will be depressed together with its supporting tracks against the influence of the springs during the pressing of the garment.

e upon oppositely positioned' 24 and the machine frame of standgagement therewith of the trays, or of.

parts movably connected therewith, when the trays are moved into the position for pressing or in superimposed relation to the stationary buck 3. The connections as here illustrated comprise a bell crank lever 46 suitably fulcrumed at 47 upon the standard 1 the up er arm of said lever being extended into t e path of the trays to 'be engaged thereby during the final period of their movement and the lbwer arm of the bell lever 46 being pivotally connected at 47 to agonnecting link 48 connected to the lever 20. To allow for the independent and manualoperation of the steam controlled valve 16 for the release of the pressure andrais- Ling of the pressing head the connection between the connecting link 48 and the lever 20 is of a resilient or yielding character which allows of the operating link 23 being shifted rearwardly for reversin the steam without movement of the actuatmg lever 46 which, as will be noted, movement until the tray is retracted. The resilient connection provided consists of the arrangement whereby the forwardend of the link connection 48 is passed freely through an eye of 'a bracket 49 attached to the lever 20 and provided with a retaining nut 50 upon its outer end. The link 48 has aliixed thereon a bearing collar 52 and a coil spring 53 is fitted u on the connecting link or rod 48 interposed between the bearing collar 42 and the bracket 49. The construction thus provided allows of the manually operating connections bein shifted to reverse the valve 16 against the influence of and by the compression ofthe s ring 53 and accordingly independent of tie movement of the automatically actuated connections.

As will be understood from the foregoing" and the operation of the machine the operator arranges the articles to be .pressed upon the outwardly kpositioned tray during the period that the pressing is being performed upon the other tray then advanced within the pressing machine proper. Upon completion ofthe pressing operation the operator presses the handle 25 inwardly or to the right as illustrated in Fig.v 1, thereby is held from reverse ioo reversing the steam pressure to elevate the pressing head.4 Upon lthen manually shifting or sliding the trays the unpressed garment is advanced to the pressing machine and the finished garment upon its tray retracted and during the final interval of the tray `movement the advancing tray will actuate the lever 46 so as automatically to with able with relation thereto: a power means the ing a llever positioned may be made therein without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having described my invention I claim: 1. An ironing or pressing machine for garments land the like having incombination with the buck and the pressing headmovable with relation thereto: `a power means connected to the head for operating the same, a controlling means connected with the power mea'ns operative to control the movement of ower means, a work supportingv tray slida le onguides for movement into and out ofv operative relation with the buck and ressing head, and actuating connections for the controlling means in the pathl 'of vmovement-.oi` the tray arranged to be actuated upon the movement of the tray into operat..

osition to effect the lowering or ressing head and said'actuat'ing ing of t ev pressing connections being provided 'with means -toermit the controllin means being actuated independently thereo. c

2. vAn ironing and pressing machine for garments and the like having in combination connected to the head `for operating the same,

controlling means connected with thepower means operative to control the movement of the power means, a work supporting traf-y slidable on ides for movement into and out of pressmg position, an actuating connection for the controlling means compristoxbe engaged by the cressingposition and ever to the controltray when moved into adapted' to permit the controlling means the buck and the pressing head movlporte being moved independently of the actuating lever and independent actuatingmeans connected to thecontrolling means.

3. An ironing and pressin machine for garments and the like having 1n combination with the buck and the vpressin head movable with relation thereto: wor supporting` tra s' slidable on guides for' movement into an out of position alternatelybetween the head and buck and connected with each other so that movement of one trafy in rone direction will cause mQVement of the other tray in an opposite v direction, stationary tracks supported to guide the movement of oneof the trays into pressing osition beneath the head an tracks for i ing the movement ofthe other tray`,"saidatter'tra'cks being resiliently supported to be movableto support its tray to normally pass above the othert'ray and to Eermit its tray being depressed when moved eneath the head into pressing position.

4. A11v ironing and pressing machine for garments and the like having 1n combination with-the buck and the pressing head movable with relation thereto: work supporting-traysl that movement of ,one tray in one direction will ca'usemovement of the other tray in an opiosite direction, stationaryvtracks supto guide the movement of'one ofthe tratys lnto pressing position beneath the head an said tracks being (ivota'lly supported at their forward ends a'n resiliently supported at their inward ends thereby to be movable to support its tra to normallv nass above the other. tray an Y permit of its tray being depressed by engagement therewith of the pressing head.

Signed at NewYork in the county of New York and State of New Yorkthis 13th day of May A. D.v 1924.

EDWARD J. SCHREMP. 

